You Tell Us: Coping with JFX 'Carmageddon'

While the West Side of the beltway has its share of construction snarls, the I-83 Jones Falls Expressway--a major route in and out of downtown Baltimore--is also undergoing extensive work for the next eight weeks.

Baltimore City crews are working on drainage pipes around 29th Street. One lane in each direction has been closed there since Friday evening, and the city asks drivers to take detours.

From the Towson area, those routes include Loch Raven Boulevard, Charles Street, York Road and Falls Road. Incidentally, many of these roads are also home to happening now and in the coming months.

"I know that in the grand scheme of things, this is ," columnist Amy Lunday wrote in . "But there’s no getting around how not being able to get around is going to cut into my time with my family."

Also, as it happens, all four of the roads are also home to speed cameras near the city-county line, so just because it's a JFX detour doesn't mean you can go JFX speeds. has a map to help you out on that front.

Has the work on the JFX disrupting your drive?

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